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Couturier Again Justifies Definition That She Is the 'Designer's Designer'

MADAME GRES often has been labeled the designer's designer. When she presented her new fall fashions last month, she once again justified this definition. Not only was it one of the outstanding collections in Paris, but also one of the finest in this couturier's long and distinguished career.

September 03, 1959

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